Women, property, and confucian reaction in sung and yuan china.
This book argues that the Mongol invasion of China in the thirteenth century precipitated a lasting transformation of marriage and property law that deprived women of their property rights and reduced their legal and economic autonomy. It re-evaluates the Mongol invasion and its influence on Chinese...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge Univ Press,
2002.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps, Figures, and Tables; Chronology of Chinese Dynasties; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Women and Property before the Sung: Evolution and Continuity; 2 Women and Property in the Sung: Legal Innovation in Changing Times; 3 Women's Property and Confucian Reaction in the Sung; 4 Transformation of Marriage and Property Law in the Yüan; Conclusion: Gender, Mongols, and Confucian Ideals; Bibliography; Glossary-Index.